01-Introduction to Immunology 1st lecture
... • Antigen (Ag): any substance (usually foreign) that binds specifically to a component of adaptive immunity. • Immunogen: any substance capable of eliciting an immune response. All immunogens are antigen, but some antigens are not immunogens. • Antibody (Ab) – Secreted immunoglobulin from plasma cel ...
... • Antigen (Ag): any substance (usually foreign) that binds specifically to a component of adaptive immunity. • Immunogen: any substance capable of eliciting an immune response. All immunogens are antigen, but some antigens are not immunogens. • Antibody (Ab) – Secreted immunoglobulin from plasma cel ...
Set 6 Immune System and Vaccines
... Your immune system learns by building up many different memory cells. They wait around until the next time the antigen shows up. Then they cause a very fast response-too fast for the germ to take hold. ...
... Your immune system learns by building up many different memory cells. They wait around until the next time the antigen shows up. Then they cause a very fast response-too fast for the germ to take hold. ...
Multiple choice.
... virulence genes. This happens frequently when virulent organisms are maintained in the laboratory for several generations. Reintroducing the attenuated organism into a host can result in isolation of non-attenuated strains but many attenuated organisms are permanently avirulent. Attenuated organisms ...
... virulence genes. This happens frequently when virulent organisms are maintained in the laboratory for several generations. Reintroducing the attenuated organism into a host can result in isolation of non-attenuated strains but many attenuated organisms are permanently avirulent. Attenuated organisms ...
Smallpox in Animals
... Q. WHAT IS VACCINIA VIRUS? A. The smallpox vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus. It contains a related virus named “vaccinia.” Following smallpox vaccination, the fluid and scab at the vaccine site contains live vaccinia virus that may be contagious to other people and possibly animals for up ...
... Q. WHAT IS VACCINIA VIRUS? A. The smallpox vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus. It contains a related virus named “vaccinia.” Following smallpox vaccination, the fluid and scab at the vaccine site contains live vaccinia virus that may be contagious to other people and possibly animals for up ...
veterinary research
... immune system to restrain the growth of bacteria within host cells. This has led to identification of the toxic substances produced by immune cells that enable them to achieve this. ...
... immune system to restrain the growth of bacteria within host cells. This has led to identification of the toxic substances produced by immune cells that enable them to achieve this. ...
Consumer Influenza immunisation fact sheet (PDF
... and adults with heart, lung or kidney disease or a weakened immune system are eligible for a free flu vaccine through the National Immunisation Program. Children without underlying medical conditions who become infected with flu can also develop serious illnesses, including convulsions and diarrhoea ...
... and adults with heart, lung or kidney disease or a weakened immune system are eligible for a free flu vaccine through the National Immunisation Program. Children without underlying medical conditions who become infected with flu can also develop serious illnesses, including convulsions and diarrhoea ...
Feline Upper Respiratory Infection Symptoms Sneezing Nasal
... The injectable vaccines that typically include feline distemper were developed first, and when vaccines for upper respiratory infections were created they were simply added to the basic distemper injectable vaccine. Since that time, science has developed a more localized form of vaccination to bette ...
... The injectable vaccines that typically include feline distemper were developed first, and when vaccines for upper respiratory infections were created they were simply added to the basic distemper injectable vaccine. Since that time, science has developed a more localized form of vaccination to bette ...
I - UAB School of Optometry
... lead to premature birth and delivery. It also may attach to sperm and cause impaired fertility. Like M. hominis it can cause postpartum fever and pneumonia and meningitis (as can Mycoplasma) in newborns. It’s an important cause of arthritis in people with antibody deficiency (septic arthritis). Bigg ...
... lead to premature birth and delivery. It also may attach to sperm and cause impaired fertility. Like M. hominis it can cause postpartum fever and pneumonia and meningitis (as can Mycoplasma) in newborns. It’s an important cause of arthritis in people with antibody deficiency (septic arthritis). Bigg ...
What Causes Disease? How Does the Immune System Protect the
... Mode of Transmission - Manner in which an infectious agent is transmitted from one person to another. For measles, the measles virus can live in airborne droplets for about two hours. People can get measles by breathing in air that has the droplets. ...
... Mode of Transmission - Manner in which an infectious agent is transmitted from one person to another. For measles, the measles virus can live in airborne droplets for about two hours. People can get measles by breathing in air that has the droplets. ...
Section 18 Immunity in the Fetus and Newborn
... newborn to mount its own immune response. • Such an inhibition is B cell-specific and T cell responses are usually unaffected. • One of the simplest is the rapid neutralization of live vaccines by the maternal antibody. ...
... newborn to mount its own immune response. • Such an inhibition is B cell-specific and T cell responses are usually unaffected. • One of the simplest is the rapid neutralization of live vaccines by the maternal antibody. ...
Fulltext PDF
... consist of a source of cancer-associated material, the antigen, along with other components as immune stimulators to provoke the body's immune response. Whole cells, proteins, or other materials are removed from cancer patients and are chemically modified or genetically modified by adding new genes ...
... consist of a source of cancer-associated material, the antigen, along with other components as immune stimulators to provoke the body's immune response. Whole cells, proteins, or other materials are removed from cancer patients and are chemically modified or genetically modified by adding new genes ...
Immune-Strategies-for-HIV-Prevention_ARD-2015_LSC - UZ-UCSF
... Potent and broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies provide a new opportunity for HIV prevention (also treatment / cure) If effective, antibody production can be scaled up and altered to increase duration of effect (> 1 month) ...
... Potent and broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies provide a new opportunity for HIV prevention (also treatment / cure) If effective, antibody production can be scaled up and altered to increase duration of effect (> 1 month) ...
Text S1
... vaccinated susceptible individuals (in S1 or S2) is moved to the immune (R) class, where ca is the coverage level for vaccination at age a and v is the vaccine efficacy. Vaccinated individuals are assumed to be temporarily protected from typhoid infection, and then lose this full immunity at a rate ...
... vaccinated susceptible individuals (in S1 or S2) is moved to the immune (R) class, where ca is the coverage level for vaccination at age a and v is the vaccine efficacy. Vaccinated individuals are assumed to be temporarily protected from typhoid infection, and then lose this full immunity at a rate ...
PDP Press Releases (since November 1, 2012)
... and extensively explored the mechanisms by which the most potent of them block the virus’s entry into its target cells. They have also begun to unravel how these relatively rare antibodies arise and are refined within the body. Armed with this information, researchers are now in the early stages of ...
... and extensively explored the mechanisms by which the most potent of them block the virus’s entry into its target cells. They have also begun to unravel how these relatively rare antibodies arise and are refined within the body. Armed with this information, researchers are now in the early stages of ...
Animal models in vaccine development (1)
... • The recognition that animals could be used as potential models for human infectious diseases dates back to Jenner, who in 1798 observed that milkmaids were resistant to smallpox because they were exposed to cattle infected with a related virus • Pasteur investigated anthrax and rabies pathogenesis ...
... • The recognition that animals could be used as potential models for human infectious diseases dates back to Jenner, who in 1798 observed that milkmaids were resistant to smallpox because they were exposed to cattle infected with a related virus • Pasteur investigated anthrax and rabies pathogenesis ...
Innate Immune Responses
... • We implemented a clinical trial of an adenoviral vector HIV vaccine (Merck Ad5): 1. Which systemic innate immune responses can be measured in blood after vaccination by intramuscular injection? 2. What are the optimal time points to identify these innate responses in humans? 3. Which innate respon ...
... • We implemented a clinical trial of an adenoviral vector HIV vaccine (Merck Ad5): 1. Which systemic innate immune responses can be measured in blood after vaccination by intramuscular injection? 2. What are the optimal time points to identify these innate responses in humans? 3. Which innate respon ...
Combating Infections
... Recombinant Vector Vaccines • These vaccines are produced by inserting the harmless genetic material of an infectious agent into a different, weakened or killed, infectious agent. • Scientists have not been able to make vaccines for all infectious agents. They are hoping that inserting the genetic ...
... Recombinant Vector Vaccines • These vaccines are produced by inserting the harmless genetic material of an infectious agent into a different, weakened or killed, infectious agent. • Scientists have not been able to make vaccines for all infectious agents. They are hoping that inserting the genetic ...
respiratory viral infections 2015 updated2016-02-07
... • Epidemiology: Wild birds are the natural reservoir for the virus. They shed the virus in saliva, nasal secretion and feces. All domestic poultry are susceptible to infection. They become infected, when they eat food contaminated with secretion or excretion from infected bird. Avian influenza ...
... • Epidemiology: Wild birds are the natural reservoir for the virus. They shed the virus in saliva, nasal secretion and feces. All domestic poultry are susceptible to infection. They become infected, when they eat food contaminated with secretion or excretion from infected bird. Avian influenza ...
Vet`s Corner – Canine vaccination testing
... indication that immunisation was successful, and if not the pup should be revaccinated, perhaps with an alternative vaccine type. Testing should then be repeated to see if further vaccination is required. Titre testing is the only way to ensure that a puppy has developed an effective immune response ...
... indication that immunisation was successful, and if not the pup should be revaccinated, perhaps with an alternative vaccine type. Testing should then be repeated to see if further vaccination is required. Titre testing is the only way to ensure that a puppy has developed an effective immune response ...
Information about Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination and
... Meningococcal disease is caused by infection with bacteria called Neisseria _eningitides. These bacteria can infect the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord called the “meninges” and cause meningitis, or they can infect the blood or other body organs. In the United States, about 2,600 peo ...
... Meningococcal disease is caused by infection with bacteria called Neisseria _eningitides. These bacteria can infect the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord called the “meninges” and cause meningitis, or they can infect the blood or other body organs. In the United States, about 2,600 peo ...
polioslidesnarrative
... • There is a vaccine for polio It was created in 1953. Later an oral vaccination became available which is still used today. It is a weakened virus. There is no cure for polio so the only way to prevent disease is via vaccination. It currently costs 8 cents/dose. • The World Health Organization plan ...
... • There is a vaccine for polio It was created in 1953. Later an oral vaccination became available which is still used today. It is a weakened virus. There is no cure for polio so the only way to prevent disease is via vaccination. It currently costs 8 cents/dose. • The World Health Organization plan ...
Vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing micro-organism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as a threat, destroy it, and keep a record of it, so that the immune system can more easily recognize and destroy any of these micro-organisms that it later encounters.The administration of vaccines is called vaccination. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example, the influenza vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the chicken pox vaccine. Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that licensed vaccines are currently available to prevent or contribute to the prevention and control of twenty-five infections.Vaccines can be prophylactic (example: to prevent or ameliorate the effects of a future infection by any natural or ""wild"" pathogen), or therapeutic (e.g., vaccines against cancer are also being investigated; see cancer vaccine).The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Edward Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the...Variolae vaccinae...known...[as]...the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox. In 1881, to honour Jenner, Louis Pasteur proposed that the terms should be extended to cover the new protective inoculations then being developed.